Lot 27 · Cameras and Photographic Equipment
Construction of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT, London (South Kensington) · 5 October 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6171544
- Record
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Construction of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square. Christie's, 5 Oct 1999, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6171544.
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William Henry Fox Talbot, Construction of Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square. Christie's, 5 Oct 1999, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6171544.
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From the same sale Cameras and Photographic Equipment · Oct 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Man and his dog) | JOHN BEVAN HAZARD (d.1892) | $1,200–$1,800 | |
| Jardin du Tuileries | EUGNE ATGET | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Vertumnus, Tuileries | EUGNE ATGET | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Paris de Nuit | BRASSA (1899-1984) | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| Chartres Cathedral | BISSON FRRES, AUGUSTE-ROSALIE (1826-1900) AND LOUIS-AUGUSTE (1814-1876) | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Versailles - Pare | EUGNE ATGET (1856-1927) | $7,000–$9,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Fox Talbot | william henry fox talbot | a mountain rivulet which flows at | $13,750 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| William Henry Fox Talbot | one of the towers of orleans cathedral, as seen from the opp | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Articles of China, 1844 | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Nelson's Column under Construction, Trafalgar Square, London | Christie's, May 2005 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | High Street, Oxford, c. 1845 | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | the pencil of nature, part ii, 1844 (7 works, folio 4to) | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire. 1844 | Grisebach, Nov 2019 | ||
| William Henry Fox Talbot | Bust of Patroclus, circa 1846 | Christie's, May 2012 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.